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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraving of Mary Magdalene carried heavenward on clouds by winged angels, with rays of light above a rocky mountain.

Mary Magdalene Carried to Heaven

Léon Davent, mid-16th century

Brown-toned drawing of a seated draped woman with white chalk highlights on her robes and a raised cloth.

Study for the Figure of the Iliad in "The Apotheosis of Homer"

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1827

Engraving of Mars and Venus at a banquet table, served by winged Cupid and female attendants, with ornate urns and putti.

Mars and Venus Being Served at Table by Cupid

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Engraving of a mounted warrior beside armored men weighing a sword on scales before classical columns.

Brennus throwing his sword on the scales before Camillus

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Engraving of bearded Jupiter enthroned with an eagle, surrounded by classical figures, trees and cherubs, with Latin text bel

Jupiter on his Throne

Léon Davent, 1547

Engraving in an oval frame of a young man on horseback spearing a wild boar, with hounds, hunters and a classical building be

Young Man Hunting a Wild Boar, from "Three Prints on Hunting and Fishing"

Léon Davent, 1547

Engraving of nymphs in boats pursuing a stag through a river beside a town and forest, with dogs on the bank.

Diana and Her Nymphs Pursuing a Stag, from "Three Prints on Hunting and Fishing"

Léon Davent, 1547

Engraving of fishermen in boats and on a riverbank hauling nets, with a village and tower in the distance.

Fishing Scene

Léon Davent, 1547

Graphite portrait drawing of a seated woman with curled hair and a ruffled collar, signed by Ingres.

Comtesse Turpin de Crissé

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, probably 1818

Graphite sketch on tan paper of reclining and standing nude figures grouped around a curved ledge.

Nude Figures for L'Âge d'Or, Château de Dampierre

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, n.d.

Drawing of a woman with curled hair and a pearl tiara, wearing an off-shoulder gown with ribbon bows against a pale backgroun

Lady of the Court of Napoléon I

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1804

Sheet of Studies: Two Male Heads in Profile and Standing Man

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, late 18th-mid-19th century

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling nude youth seen from behind, arms raised with clasped hands, on buff paper.

Kneeling Nude Youth with Raised Clasped Hands

Étienne Jeaurat, ca. 1730-36

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a standing woman with hands on hips and a seated woman in a headscarf looking down.

Study of Two Women

Étienne Jeaurat, ca. 1755

Painted sketch of Niobe's children struck down by arrows from Diana and Apollo in the clouds, with a kneeling mother among th

The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe by Diana and Apollo

Pierre Charles Jombert, ca. 1772

Pencil drawing of Rome's rooftops, domes, bell tower and ruined arches seen from a terrace with cypress trees.

View of Rome from the Palatine

Pierre Charles Jombert, ca. 1775

Red chalk drawing of St. Peter among sick figures and angels, with columns and grid lines across the sheet.

St. Peter Healing the Sick with His Shadow (Acts 5:15-16)

Jean Jouvenet, ca. 1675

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin rising among angels above figures gathered around a tomb, with white highlights.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Jean Jouvenet, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a satyr and nymphs dancing in a sketched landscape with clouds and a classical structure.

Satyr and Nymphs Dancing

Raymond de La Fage, mid-17th century

Pen drawing of a perched bird and grotesque masks with scrolling ornament on aged paper.

Studies for birds and grotesque masks (recto); candelabra grotesques, ewers and vases (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded satyr holding a fantastical beaked creature, framed by scrolls and architectural ornament.

Satyr holding a fantastical creature (recto); Two candelabra grotesques (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink grotesque panel with satyrs, herms, a dragon, and scrolling strapwork on aged paper.

Grotesque panel with satyrs, herms, and strapwork (recto); winged creatures and strapwork (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of grotesque dragons, a seated term figure, and scrollwork ornament on a pale ground.

Term with snails and strapwork (recto); Candelabra grotesque with two figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of two griffins flanking a female grotesque with bowls, a mask above, and a small seated figure scene.

Griffins, female grotesque, mask and figures (recto); two turtle-like creatures and a scene with figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a female grotesque and a winged harpy among scrolls, foliage and tassels, with faint mask sketches.

Female grotesque and harpy (recto); fantastical creatures and masks (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining warrior on a canopied bed above and a sleeping winged cupid below with a standing figure.

Two scenes; a reclining warrior above, sleeping cupid below (recto); grotesque niche with standing warrior (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and brown ink drawing of fantastical sea creatures, a bird, and a strapwork cartouche with scrolls and faces.

Fantastical creatures, birds, and strapwork cartouche (recto); grotesque mask and kneeling priest (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of Christ's baptism in a river, with angels and cherubs in clouds above and onlookers below.

The Baptism of Christ

Raymond de La Fage, 1683

Brown wash drawing of soldiers and figures gathered around a fire in a classical courtyard at night.

The Denial of Saint Peter

Louis Lafitte, 1790

Drawing of the Last Supper: a haloed figure at a long table in a columned hall, disciples around him, a kneeling servant with

The Last Supper

Louis Lafitte, 1790

Red chalk drawing of a seated gentleman with long wig and cravat resting his arm on an ornate armchair.

Gentleman Seated in an Armchair

Charles de La Fosse, late 17th century-early 18th century

Drawing of the crucified Christ on a cloud above a kneeling monk, with cherubs in grey and red chalk.

The Vision of St. John of the Cross

Charles de La Fosse, n.d.

Red chalk design for a ceiling with a circular medallion of clouds and figures, flanked by ornate scrolls and putti.

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling

Charles de La Fosse, ca. 1660-90

Sepia drawing of the Rest on the Flight into Egypt: a seated mother and infant, a bearded man, and winged angels offering a g

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of vases, a cassolette on a pedestal, and a spilled basket of fruit beneath swagged drapery.

Still Life: Vases, a Cassolette on a Pedestal, and an Overturned Basket of Fruit

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, n.d.

Blue-toned wash drawing of figures on a wooded shore beside a boat, with a large tree and distant cliffs.

Landscape with a Scene from Fénelon's Télémaque

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, 1780

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude man resting his head on one hand, with draped cloth beneath his legs.

Seated Male Nude

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, n.d.

Drawing of the risen Christ above a tomb with soldiers and an angel, framed within a painted altar design with candles and to

The Resurrection

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, ca. 1760

Brown wash drawing of three nude women on a draped bed with curtains, while cherubs play with cloth and grapes around them.

Les Grâces lutinées par les amours

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, 1778

Drawing of a seated man and a standing draped woman holding a spear beside a hound, with classical columns and a tree behind.

Cephalus Receiving the Spear and Hound from Procris

Laurent de La Hyre, ca. 1644

Grey wash drawing of Saint Roch with an angel, pointing to the Trinity in clouds above, with plague victims lying below.

St. Roch Interceding before the Holy Trinity for Plague Victims

Laurent de La Hyre, 17th century

Grey ink drawing of a brick tower and arched ruins beside a road, with women at a stone fountain and pine trees.

Italian Country House Beside a Road

Jean-Baptiste Lallemand, n.d.

Watercolor of a courtly procession with horsemen, a royal carriage, elegant women, and a windmill over distant troops.

Camp de Compiègne, 1698

Eugène Lami, ca. 1860

Watercolor of a gallery with marble sculptures, vases, and paintings, with visitors in dark dresses and shawls.

View of part of the French Court at the Great Exhibition

Eugène Lami, 1851

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a flowing draped gown, turned to the right with one arm extended.

Standing Woman Facing Right

Nicolas Lancret, early 18th century

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated woman in a draped skirt, leaning and looking downward, on grey paper.

Woman Seated on the Ground

Nicolas Lancret, early 18th century

Etching of a young girl in a white gown seated beside a fireplace, with long hair and a bow, against a hatched dark backgroun

The Infanta Marguerita

Édouard Manet, ca. 1861-62; 1905 edition

Red chalk drawing on tan paper showing two studies of a reclining young male figure in different poses.

Two Studies of Reclining Youth

Nicolas Lancret, early 18th century

Black chalk and white highlight sketch on gray paper of a standing hunter in a hat holding a rifle.

Standing Hunter Holding a Rifle

Nicolas Lancret, 18th century

Jeanne (Spring)

Édouard Manet, 1882

Etching of a reclining nude woman on a bed, with a servant holding flowers and a black cat beside her.

Olympia (small plate)

Édouard Manet, 1867

Drawing of a bound nude woman seated before an altar with flame, while a warrior attacks figures in a burning temple behind h

Cassandra Imploring Athena for Revenge Against Ajax

Jérôme-Martin Langlois, 1810-38

Watercolor drawing of a Renaissance château with towers seen above trees, with two workers in a garden in front.

The Château of Chambord Seen from the Southwest

Simon Mathurin Lantara, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of two nude male figures struggling together on rocky ground, with a faint landscape behind them.

Two Nude Male Figures Struggling Together

Nicolas de Largillière, 1709-10

Etching of a reclining nude woman on a bed, looking at the viewer, with a servant holding flowers and a cat nearby.

Olympia (large plate)

Édouard Manet, January-May 1867

Drawing of a riverside landscape with a thatched stone cottage, windblown trees, a sailboat, and a distant church tower.

The Bend in the River

Simon Mathurin Lantara, 1767

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman leaning on a globe beside a skull, chains, and an open book, with a bat above.

Allegorical Figure of Melancholy

Charles de La Traverse, 1763

Etching of a woman seen from behind holding a small child wrapped in a shawl, with loose hatched lines.

The Little Girl

Édouard Manet, 1861-62

Brown ink drawing of a draped man running with raised arms, above a cartouche held by two winged figures.

Draped Man Running; Cartouche Supported by Two Winged Victories

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 18th century

Etching of a group of cavaliers in wide-brimmed hats and cloaks walking across an open ground with walking sticks.

The Little Cavaliers, after "Velázquez"

Édouard Manet, 1861-62

Brown ink and wash drawing of a half lunette with a putto embracing a roaring monster amid scrolling ornament.

Half Lunette with Putto and Monster

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a nude Venus on a shell chariot surrounded by sea nymphs, tritons, and putti in waves.

The Triumph of Venus

André Lebrun, n.d.

Etching of a bearded man in a top hat and long cloak standing before a hatched background, with a hat on the ground.

The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)

Édouard Manet, 1865-66

Red chalk and grey wash drawing of a draped woman and man beside an urn of flowers, with lions beneath a pedestal.

Allegory of Earth

Charles Le Brun, ca. 1660

Portrait of Charles Baudelaire in Profile

Édouard Manet, 1862-67

Red chalk and wash drawing of seated Apollo attended by draped nymphs pouring water and tending his feet.

Apollo Bathing, Attended by the Nymphs of Thetis

Charles Le Brun, 17th century

Etching of a seated man in a beret with a cigarette, surrounded by sketched women and a sailing ship.

Frontispiece for an edition of "Les Ballades" by Théodore de Banville

Édouard Manet, 1874

Profile of Eva Gonzalès turned to the left

Édouard Manet, ca. 1870

Etched bust portrait of a woman in a feathered hat and dark coat, with loose curls and a white collar.

Portrait of Berthe Morisot

Édouard Manet, 1872-74

Etching of a woman in a dark plumed hat and high-collared dark dress, with hatched lines modeling her face.

Berthe Morisot

Édouard Manet, 1872

Pen and ink drawing of a nude putto holding a fish beside a column and scrolling grotesque ornament.

Fragment of a Grotesque Decoration with a Term and Putto

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a winged satyr riding a fantastical creature beside ornamental scrolls and snail-like shapes.

Satyr riding a fantastical creature, snail-like creatures

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink ornament drawing with drapery swags, a covered urn, scrolls, and a framed creature between fountains.

Grotesque ornament with garlands and vase

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental candelabra with grotesque figures, scrollwork and flamingo and winged figure studies at

Candelabra grotesque and studies of kneeling figures (recto); two sphinxes (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of grotesque ornaments with scrolls, cartouches, medallions, lion masks and a winged seated figure.

Grotesques Designs with Various Inscriptions (recto); Candelabra Grotesque and Two Putti Holding Flowers (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a grotesque figure with a curling tail above bands of strapwork, scrolls and creature ornament.

Various Designs of Strapwork and Grotesque Figures (recto); Grotesques with Term Figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of two women above two satyrs playing horns, with a central ornamental mask cartouche.

Sheet with multiple Designs: Figurative Scene with Two Women (top) and Two Satyrs Playing Horns, Seated Back to Back…

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of grotesque creatures with scrolls and wings beside a candelabra ornament with a winged female figure.

Flemish Grotesque Creatures and a Candelabra Grotesque (recto); Candelabra Grotesques with Mask (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Brown ink frieze drawing of acanthus scrolls, hybrid creatures and a winged putto on a pale sheet.

Frieze Design with Acanthus Scrolls, Hybrid Creatures and a Winged Putto

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a vertical grotesque ornament panel with a seated cat, two birds, scrolls and a mask.

Candelabra Grotesque with a Cat

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink frieze design with grotesque figures, mythical beasts, scrollwork and ornamental vases on pale paper.

Design for a Frieze with Grotesques

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Etching of a standing man in a dark cloak holding a rapier, with its long shadow falling across the floor.

The Tragic Actor: Rouvière in the Role of Hamlet

Édouard Manet, 1865-66

Etching of a female dancer in a lace mantilla and dark skirt holding a fan, standing on pointed toes against a dark backgroun

Lola de Valence

Édouard Manet, 1863

Etching of people with umbrellas queuing along a street in front of a striped shop front.

Line in front of the Butcher Shop

Édouard Manet, 1870-71, published 1905

Etching of a dead rabbit hanging by its hind legs against a dark cross-hatched background, by Edouard Manet.

The Rabbit

Édouard Manet, 1866

Etching of an elderly monk in a dark robe, finger to his lips, holding a grid-marked tablet within an arched frame.

Silentium

Édouard Manet, 1862-64

Etching of a seated woman in a white dress adjusting her clothing beside a basin, in a dark interior.

The Toilette

Édouard Manet, 1861-62

Etching of a seated woman with bare feet in a basin, in a dark interior with a curtain and bed.

The Toilette

Édouard Manet, 1862

Etching of a man in dark costume and white stockings lying dead on the ground, with dense hatched shading.

Dead Toreador

Édouard Manet, 1867-68

Drawing of a helmeted warrior and a nude youth with a lyre flanking a large shield, with two putti and wreaths above.

Allegory in Honor of Cardinal Richelieu

Charles Le Brun, 1641

Pencil sketch of a priest giving communion to a dying man while other clergy kneel among plague victims on the ground.

St. Charles Borromeo Giving Communion to the Plague-Stricken

Charles Le Brun, 17th century

Grey wash drawing in an oval of armed soldiers with raised swords and shields, a fallen figure below, and ships in the distan

The Relief of Candia

Charles Le Brun, 17th century

Red chalk drawing on tan paper showing a seated figure, a reclining figure with upturned head, and a foot study.

Two Muses

Charles Le Brun, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a grand procession with horsemen, elephants and a chariot entering a classical city with crowded terr

Alexander Entering Babylon

Sébastien Leclerc I, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a haloed kneeling man looking up at a winged angel descending through clouds with a sword.

David Chooses Three Days of Pestilence (II Samuel 24:10-17)

Valentin Lefèbvre, 17th century

Pale hatched pen drawing of a bearded man's head with tousled hair and downcast eyes, turned slightly to the side.

Head of a Man

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911